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by Turkeytop
Tue Feb 27, 2024 12:50 pm
Forum: Chatterbox
Topic: Question for Turkey Top
Replies: 12
Views: 462

Re: Question for Turkey Top

Normal progression period is 6 - 12 months. On a higher skilled job it could be up to two years. By that time the new guy should be performing as well as the 30 year guy. If he isn't, the Company should have got rid of him during his probationary period.
by Turkeytop
Tue Feb 27, 2024 10:51 am
Forum: Chatterbox
Topic: Question for Turkey Top
Replies: 12
Views: 462

Re: Question for Turkey Top

That’s exactly what it is. That would be different than having a pay scale that rewards longevity and seniority though and I assume your union is all in on it taking years to get from starting wage to top pay? No, we aren't all in for that. I recall one instance where we reluctantly accepted a five...
by Turkeytop
Tue Feb 27, 2024 10:25 am
Forum: Chatterbox
Topic: Question for Turkey Top
Replies: 12
Views: 462

Re: Question for Turkey Top

What you're referring to sounds like a classic two-tier wage structure. Everyone hired after a certain date works at a lower pay scale and never has an opportunity to progress to the higher rate. That stuff is toxic and my Union refuses to even consider it. Employers don't even try it with us anymor...
by Turkeytop
Fri Feb 23, 2024 10:16 pm
Forum: Everywhere Else
Topic: Layoffs at WAMU, Washington.
Replies: 3
Views: 586

Layoffs at WAMU, Washington.

Exclusive: WAMU lays off 15 staffers, shuts down DCist Washington's NPR affiliate, WAMU, plans to shut down local news site DCist and lay off 15 staffers as part of a strategic shift focused on audio. The big picture: The shift away from digital publishing will allow WAMU to focus on its core radio...
by Turkeytop
Fri Feb 23, 2024 3:53 pm
Forum: Political Potpourri - U.S. and World
Topic: Fox Host: Blacks Will Vote for Trump after Sneaker Release
Replies: 6
Views: 433

Re: Fox Host: Blacks Will Vote for Trump after Sneaker Release

They're also saying that Trump's arrests endeared him to the black population. His mug shot gives him street cred.
by Turkeytop
Fri Feb 23, 2024 11:57 am
Forum: Political Potpourri - U.S. and World
Topic: Proof that unions are stupid - Teamsters give $45,000 to Trump
Replies: 8
Views: 309

Re: Proof that unions are stupid - Teamsters give $45,000 to Trump

Sorry for your luck, being in a union and working for Obama. No need to be sorry for my luck. It wasn't luck that brought me to the Union. I signed up. Without my nice Union pension, I couldn't afford to live the life I live. I wasn't working for Obama. I was working for my Union. Foreigners are no...
by Turkeytop
Fri Feb 23, 2024 9:09 am
Forum: Political Potpourri - U.S. and World
Topic: Proof that unions are stupid - Teamsters give $45,000 to Trump
Replies: 8
Views: 309

Re: Proof that unions are stupid - Teamsters give $45,000 to Trump

Round Six wrote:
Fri Feb 23, 2024 3:24 am
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You have no boots on the ground over here. Calling the International Brotherhood of Teamsters illegitimate proves it.
My Union is an International Union. We have "boots on the ground" in both of our countries.

Before I retired I was called to the US to work on Obama's campaign.
by Turkeytop
Thu Feb 22, 2024 9:58 pm
Forum: Political Potpourri - U.S. and World
Topic: Proof that unions are stupid - Teamsters give $45,000 to Trump
Replies: 8
Views: 309

Re: Proof that unions are stupid - Teamsters give $45,000 to Trump

It isn't Unions, plural. It's the Teamsters. No legitimate Union would give Trump a nickel.
by Turkeytop
Tue Feb 20, 2024 7:12 pm
Forum: Chatterbox
Topic: General Motors orders stop sales on GMC Canyon and Chevy Colorado due to shitty Infotainment OS
Replies: 16
Views: 741

Re: General Motors orders stop sales on GMC Canyon and Chevy Colorado due to shitty Infotainment OS

Whomever made the decision to ditch Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility without first ensuring the successor software was reliable needs to be fired, if that has not already happened. The Google OS on 2024 models has proven to be a disaster of epic proportions. https://www.freep.com/story/...
by Turkeytop
Mon Feb 19, 2024 12:43 am
Forum: Chatterbox
Topic: FRS
Replies: 10
Views: 461

Re: FRS

I have a set of Sylvania I bought about 20years ago. I use them for only one thing, We have satellite TV and occasioally I have to make a slight adjustment in the position of the dish. As I'm doing it, my wife watches the on-screen signal strength monitor and reads it out to me. Then I put them away...
by Turkeytop
Sun Feb 18, 2024 9:39 pm
Forum: Chatterbox
Topic: A Gynecologist Joke
Replies: 1
Views: 157

A Gynecologist Joke

A gynecologist was waiting for his final patient of the day to arrive for her 4:00 PM appointment. Four o’clock came but the patient hadn’t arrived. By 4:15 she still hadn’t showed up and it seemed that she wouldn’t keep her appointment. Since he had no more patients for that day, the Doctor decide...
by Turkeytop
Sun Feb 18, 2024 9:25 pm
Forum: Chatterbox
Topic: FRS
Replies: 10
Views: 461

Re: FRS

Some of them claim to have a range of twenty-five miles or thirty miles. I expect that a more realistic number might be one mile.